Arctic : Arctic Circumnavigation

END OF AN ERA
This voyage is part of our 'End of Era' voyages for your last chance to sail on this renowned icebreaker.

This incredible journey really will be the trip of a lifetime – combining popular itineraries through the Northwest Passage and around Greenland to make up one full circumnavigation of the Arctic. During your voyage you will see a variety of wildlife from musk oxen to polar bears to countless bird species, will follow in the footsteps of early polar explorers and meet the communities that call these frozen lands home, and can enjoy beautiful icy landscapes on shore, from the ship, and from above by helicopter.

Two special guests will enrich the in-depth education program delivered by members of our Expedition Team. Author Peter Schmidt Mikkelsen will join the expedition in Helsinki, sailing as far as Kangerlussuaq, Greenland. Peter is a former member of Greenland's unique SIRIUS dog patrol, and will share his adventures on Greenland's final frontier.

Irish explorer John Murray was so inspired by his passion for the Franklin saga that he backed the Irish-Canadian Franklin Search Expedition that sought the underwater location of Erebus and Terror, Franklin's lost ships. The producer-director-cameraman filmed a portion of Franklin's Lost Expedition aboard Kapitan Khlebnikov. John will introduce his film and deliver illustrated presentations about the Irish-Canadian expedition as well as his adventures filming in the wildest places on Earth from the North Pole to Antarctica.